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mats is completed by trimming the butts of straw along both 

 sides of the frame. While the mat is being made, the frame 

 should be stood on end and leaned against the side of room or 

 building. 



1. Will you need mats to protect your plants in the hotbed ? Why ? 



In the cold frame ? Why ? W-VG : 154. 



2. Explain the making of straw mats. 



3. How should mats be handled and stored in order to make them 



last for the longest possible period ? 



4. Describe other kinds of mats that might be made or bought. 



9. Sowing seed. — Soil for the starting of tomato plants should 

 be stored in the fall of the year, so that it will not be in a frozen 



Fig. 5. — Firming the soil in preparation for seed sowing. 



